Equipment configurations for February (see below): Heavy setup (C11 Edge HD on CGEM DX mount with (in order on the imaging train left to right): - Celestron .7 Reducer, - Precise Parts spacer, Active Optics Unit, Off-Axis Guider, SX-7 place filter wheel, H694 Camera - plus a pic of my new RaceDeck garage floor tiles :) |
Photos of The Week - April, 2013 More SX-AO with C11" Edge including Narrowband work at f7 using the Celestron reducer. More rain.... ... a monthly summary of my progress with the hobbies of astrophotography and photography |
Leo Trio using Tak 106 and H694 |
Globular Cluster M5 I believe, C11 Edge @ f7 with SX-AO unit and M25C |
Ring Nebula, C11 Edge @ f7 with SX-AO unit and M25C |
BlackEye Galaxy, C11 Edge HD @ f7 with SX-AO and M25C camera |
M101, C11 Edge HD @ f7 with SX-AO and M25C camera |
April's failed attempts (once more!) at getting the ISS on the Flea3 using the C11 Edge and SatTrack. Middle one was the best run I ever had at it - but I left the Bahtinov mask on! |
Eagle Nebula and Pillars of creation in Narrowband using the C11" Edge HD, focal reducer and SX-Active Optics unit. Only 3.5 hours (about an hour each filter) presented in the Hubble Palette (Sii, Ha, Oiii). H694 mono camera and Astrodon 5nm filters. Will add more time to this. Left is a less sharpened, softer image with the colors that come out of an RGB process naturally. Right is a crisper image with less saturation and the stars have had the magenta removed. |